Donald Trump is seeking to kick one among his prison instances down the highway — approach down the highway — he desires his federal election interference trial to start after he will get one other shot on the White Home.
In new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Trump is looking for to delay his upcoming trial till April 2026 … as an alternative of the January 2024 trial date Particular Counsel Jack Smith desires.
8/1/23
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Trump’s proposed trial begin would fall about 17 months after the 2024 presidential election, wherein he is the main Republican candidate.
In line with the docs, Trump says the delay is critical as a result of prosecutors have produced 11.5 million pages of paperwork — which he says if stacked collectively would stretch practically 5,000 ft into the sky — and his attorneys want time to comb by all of it.
The previous president is now dealing with 4 prison instances, however that is associated to his federal indictment for trying to undermine the 2020 election together with his actions on, earlier than and after January 6, 2021.
Bear in mind, prosecutors on the Division of Justice charged Trump on Aug. 1 with 4 counts — conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to hinder an official continuing, obstruction of and try and hinder an official continuing and conspiracy in opposition to rights (to vote).
Trump’s pleaded not responsible … and Smith’s crew of prosecutors beforehand filed docs requesting jury choice start in December, with the trial beginning Jan. 2.
In fact, that might be sq. in the course of Trump’s marketing campaign for the 2024 election — remember the Iowa Caucus is on Jan. 15.
So, it is not all that shocking Trump desires to hit pause, and push it till effectively after the 2024 election … to a date when he might truly be POTUS, as soon as once more. That will make extra historical past.
The choose is predicted to set the trial date throughout an Aug. 28 listening to.